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"Let's first be a thunderbolt rather than a thunderclap: For wild horses thunder and whinny; First d e e d s ! (ind) - and words? and thoughts?... (ind) - later!... The enemy has corrupted our mother tongue -- --" Energumen shouted at Lirnik And pounded his shield until it bent out of shape. Lirnik replied: "Not sword, not shield -- defend our Language, But --- masterpieces!" -translated by Walter Whipple |